Influence of Freezing Layer on the Crystallization Kinetics of PCL on Oriented PE Film

Hao Zhang; Ying-Xiao Song; Na Li; Shao-Juan Wang; Jian Hu; Rui Xin; Jie Zhang; Chun-Feng Song; Shou-Ke Yan

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Influence of Freezing Layer on the Crystallization Kinetics of PCL on Oriented PE Film

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- Influence of Freezing Layer on the Crystallization Kinetics of PCL on Oriented PE Film
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 41, Issue 5, Pages: 778-786(2023)
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  a.Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education/Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
  b.State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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  zhanghao@qust.edu.cn(H.Z.)
  skyan@mail.buct.edu.cn(S.K.Y.)
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Hao Zhang, Ying-Xiao Song, Na Li, et al. Influence of Freezing Layer on the Crystallization Kinetics of PCL on Oriented PE Film. [J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 41(5):778-786(2023)
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Hao Zhang, Ying-Xiao Song, Na Li, et al. Influence of Freezing Layer on the Crystallization Kinetics of PCL on Oriented PE Film. [J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 41(5):778-786(2023) DOI： 10.1007/s10118-023-2929-z.

摘要

The crystallization rate of PCL on oriented PE substrate decreases with increasing film thickness, which is attributed to the existence of a freezing PCL layer with pre-oriented chain segments. It is found that freezing PCL layer at PE surface has a similar thickness as the,R,g,of used PCL.

Abstract

The effect of freezing layer on the crystallization kinetics of poly(,ε,-caprolactone) (PCL) thin and ultrathin films was investigated by monitor the growth process of it on oriented polyethylene (PE) and CaF,2,with and without freezing layer, respectively. It was found that the PCL films with similar thicknesses crystallize much faster on oriented PE than on CaF,2,substrate. For example, the crystallization rate constant of a 102 nm thick PCL film decreases tremendously by 3 orders of magnitude from 1.1×10,−1,on PE substrate at 50 °C to 7×10,−4,on CaF,2,surface at 40 °C. Moreover, the crystallization of PCL accelerates on CaF,2,surface while slows down at PE surface with increasing film thickness. The ultrathin films of PCL with thickness less than 14 nm exhibits the fastest crystallization rate on oriented PE with a rate constant of about 3.5×10,−1, which is 3 times higher than that of a,ca,. 50 nm thick film. This illustrates the great influence of freezing layer on the crystallization process of PCL. The freezing layer thickness of PCL on PE is estimated to be in the range of 14−17 nm. Taking the radius of gyration (,R,g,~ 15.6 nm) of the used PCL material into account, the obtained results may imply the existence of a correlation between the,R,g,of PCL and its freezing layer thickness at PE substrate.

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Poly(ε-caprolactone)PolyethyleneInterfaceFreezing layerCrystallization kinetics

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